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INDIAN CLUB 

EXERCISE. 




COPYRIGHTED, MARCH, 1890. 



WORLD'S RECORD. 

Edw. Brown swung a pair of Indian Clubs, 
each weighing 8 lbs i 1-2 oz., continuously for 
6 hrs. 20 min. Bath, Me., Feb. 18, 1886. 

(New York Clipper Annual .) 



PREFACE, 



The object of this little pamphlet is to enable 
persons whose daily employments give them little 
physical exercise to learn, without an instructor, 
those methods of developing the body by use of 
Indian Clubs, which enabled me to lower the 
worlds record for long endurance swinging and 
win the title which I now still hold. The 
book is not designed to be exhaustive from an 
artistic standpoint, but contains all that is required 
to enable any person, following its instructions, to 
become physically better than before its perusal. 

The twenty one exercises given here contain all 
the primary moves and bring into play all the mus- 
cles engaged in more complex movements. The 
instructions are plain, so that one who never saw a 
club before, may be able to learn their manipula- 
tion, 

It may be well for the novice in some cases, to 
first learn a movement with one hand, then with 
the other, before practising them together. I^earn 
one movement thoroughly before attempting that 
which follows. Use light clubs, from 2 to 3^ 
pounds, according to your size and strength. 
Practice all until there is a continuous motion, 
however many pauses there may be at the outset. 

EDW. BROWN. 



^General • Rules.® 



EXERCISE I. 
Stand ere(5l with heels together, toes pointing* 
well out and clubs held loosely but securely in the 
hands. Bring the hands to a level, and in line 
with the chin, the clubs being about 2 X A feet apart 
and pointing vertically upward. Let the right arm 
swing outward from the body to full length and 
describe a complete circle in front of the body, 
coming back to the vertical position from which it 
started. Then- let the left club fall outward in the 
same way, making a similar circle, and practice 
until the movements are continuous, the right one 
swinging past the knees as the left one falls out- 
ward from the shoulder. 

EXERCISE II. 
Stand as before but with arms extended straight 
out to the left. Let both clubs swing down in 
front of the body and up on the right side, at the 
same time turning the body toward the right, and 
let the clubs fall over on the shoulders, one on 
each side of the head, the hands being on a level 
with and a little in front of the chin. While the 
clubs lie thus, face back to the left, push out the 
clubs as at first and repeat the movement until it 
is continuous, when the clubs, instead of lying on 
the shoulders, will describe small circles back of 
them 



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EXERCISE III. 
The reverse of Exercise II. Extend clubs to the 
right instead of left at the start. Swing and turn 
as in Exercise II. 

EXERCISE IV. 
Take position as in Exercise I. Let the right 
club move toward the left and make a full circle in 
front of the body. As it returns to position, let the 
body turn slightly toward the left when the club 
will fall back of the head, making a small circle 
behind the forearm and come into position again. 
Duplicate these movements with the left club. 
Then swing both clubs simultaneously, the one 
passing the knees as the other begins the small 
circle or "curl" behind the forearm. 

EXERCISE V. 
Stand as at first Give the full outward swing in 
front of the body with the right club, as in Exercise 
I. As the club returns to position, turn the body 
slightly toward the right, when the club will fall 
outward and make the small circle, or "curl," be- 
hind the forearm. Repeat with the left club and 
then with both, as in Exercise IV, of which this is 
the reverse. 

EXERCISE VI. 

Position as usual. Let both clubs make the out- 
ward swing in front of the body simultaneously, 
passing at the knees, and as they return to posi- 
tion make the outward "curl" behind the forearms. 



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EXERCISE VII. 

The reverse of VI. Let hands pass each other 
abreast of the forehead on the full inward swing in 
front of the body and, as they return to position, 
let them fall in toward the head and make the in- 
ward curl ba:k of the forearms. 

EXERCISE VIII. 
Take position. Let the right club fall outward 
but swing behind the legs instead of in front. As 
it passes behind the legs, draw T the hand up slightly 
along the centre of the back, turn the body some- 
what toward the left, when the club will make a 
small circle behind tue body, be drawn out in front 
of the legs and complete a full circle back to posi- 
tion. Make similar movements with the left and 
then with both together, the one passing behind 
as the other passes in front. 

EXERCISE IX. 
This movement is the same as Exercise VIII, 
except that, as the club comes to position, let it 
give the outward ''curl" back of the forearm, in 
addition to the other movements. 

EXERCISE X. 
Stand as in Exercise II. Let both clubs fall to- 
gether. The left passes back of the body and 
makes the back circle as in Exercise VIII, coming 
out in front and making the full front swing back 
to position, as in that figure. The right passes in 
front of the legs, and as just then the body turns 
toward the left, swings over and makes the small 



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downward circle behind the back. Then it swings 
out to the right and completes a full circle past the 
head to position. 

EXERCISE XI, 
Same as Exercise X, only start with clubs point- 
ing straight out to the right. Here the right club 
swings upward in its back circle and the left down- 
ward, or the reverse of those in X, 

EXERCISE XIL 
Swing the same as in Exercise X, but as the 
clubs come up toward position, let them fall on 
the shoulders as in Exercise II, turn the body as 
in that case and shoot out the arms as at the be- 
ginning of this exercise, 

EXERCISE XIII, 
The opposite of Exercise XIL Start with clubs 
extended toward the right, instead of toward the 
left 

EXERCISE XIV. 

Stand as usual. Start the clubs simultaneously, 
the right swinging outward and making a full cir- 
cle in front of the body, the left passing behind 
and making the upward back circle. The right, 
having returned to position, makes the outward 
■'curr' while the left, coming around in front, 
completes the full swing before the body and, 
coming to position, makes the outward curl. 
Then the right club swings behind and the left in 
front, and so on alternately. 



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EXERCISE XV. 
Take position. Make a full inward swing in 
front with the right. As the club passes the legs 
in return, draw up the hand slightly and twist 
toward the right. As the club rises, bring the 
hand near the centre of back, when it will make 
the downward back circle and come up to position 
again. Make the same motions with the left ; 
swing right and left alternately, 

EXERCISE XVI. 

Stand as usual. Let both clubs start together 
and, as they go behind the back, raise the hands, 
when they will make the upward back circle. 
Draw them out in front, passing at the legs and 
complete the double outward swing to position. 

EXERCISE XVII. 
The same as Exercise XVI with the addition of 
the outward ''curl" with both as they come back 
to position. 

EXERCISE XVIII. 
Usual position. Let the clubs face inward, pass- 
ing above the face, in full front swing. As they 
pass at the legs, draw both in behind the back, 
making the downward back circles and then com- 
plete the full swing to position. 

EXERCISE XIX. 
Same as Exercise XVIII until the clubs return 
to position, when they fall in towards the head in 
the forearm "curl." 



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EXERCISE XX. 
Start as in Exercise II. Let the left make the 
back circle while the right completes the full front 
swing, comes up and falls back of the head in a 
"curl." Turn to the right and repeat, the right 
club going behind the back, and the left in front. 

EXERCISE XXI. 

Start with clubs straight out to the right. Let 
both pass downward and behind the right side, 
making an upward back circle, the right club 
slightly leading. Let both come out and make a 
full circle in front, then let both pass behind the 
body as in Exercise XVII. Then let both pass 
behind the back on the left side in the downward 
back circles and out again to position. To reverse 
start from left side. 



NOTE. As the learner becomes proficient in 
these exercises he will cease to twist his body 
while swinging but stand as at position throughout. 

E. B. 



